This argument [that life is too improbable to have arisen by chance] comes up repeatedly: its latest manifestation is Hoyle's discussion of… — John Maynard Smith Copy Share Image
LSD was not a pharmacological agent generating exotic experiences by its interaction with the neurophysiological processes in the brain. This remarkable substance… — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
“Our individual attention is exceedingly powerful, no doubt about it. But when our attentions (plural) come together in an aligned group, we’re… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
When the desire is born, right away you start counting yourselves a failure, because you've got this desire that hasn't been satisfied.… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Beauty, like all other qualities presented to human experience, is relative; and the definition of it becomes unmeaning and useless in proportion… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
Don´t be unnecessarily burdened by the past. Go on closing the chapters that you have read; there is no need to go… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is really a manifestation of the belief that one's efforts are never good enough. Imagine: How many of the obstacles standing… — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
The violence inherent in our systems and structures of power is a part of who we are - our thoughts, sensibilities, imaginations,… — Lawrence Joseph Copy Share Image
The Americans are violently oral. That's why in America the mother is all-important and the father has no position at all --… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
Every patriot believes his country better than any other country . . . In its active manifestation-it is fond of killing-patriotism would… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I have found that good taste, oddly enough, plays an important role in politics. Why is it like that? The most probable… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
“You are immortal; you’ve existed for billions of years in different manifestations, because you are Life, and Life cannot die. You are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Manifesting your desires requires an understanding of the universe’s abundance and inherently giving nature. If you ask from a position of fear… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
One who is connected to the Energy Stream is more powerful than a million who are not. And two who are harmoniously… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Since the so-called Age of Enlightenment, our shaky anthropocentric, rationalist egos have been brainwashed to forget what 'primitive' cultures once understood: Animals… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
“The paranormal world is a much more desired realm. There’s no limit to possibilities, no comparison to probabilities, no concept of actualities.… — Rachel A. Olson Copy Share Image
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“7. A manifestation by which something is made clear and unobscured, as the bride is displayed to the husband or the rust… — Ibn Arabi Copy Share Image
“Kuan Yin speaks on The Law of Prosperity and Abundance: “Continue down the path that makes you feel fulfilled. Those who continue… — Hope Bradford Copy Share Image
So plastic is mind, so receptive, that the slightest thought makes an impression upon it. People who think many kinds of thought… — Ernest Holmes Copy Share Image
I am amazed that Congressmen can pass a bill imposing severe penalties on anyone who burns the American flag, whereas they are… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
So it is a good idea to start simple, I think, and be very careful. There is a spiritual opening in the… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
All our salvation consists in the manifestation of the nature, life and spirit of Jesus Christ in our inward new man. This… — William Law Copy Share Image
“Love is a conscious matter growing and rising from the heart. Its manifestation is an enlightening awareness from within the soul. It… — Joseph S. Spence Sr Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time when I was president, trying to end wars, prevent killing, and promote understanding. What I have… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
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Cubism is not a manner but an aesthetic, and even a state of mind; it is therefore inevitably connected with every manifestation… — Juan Gris Copy Share Image
God intends us to be like gods, he intends us to be like the Son of God. ... God has conceived in… — Mike Bickle Copy Share Image
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Whether looked at from outside or inside, bodies dissolve, matter vanishes, spirit remains - once we bother to go into the matter.… — Douglas Harding Copy Share Image
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The calm man is not the man who is dull. You must not mistake Sattva for dullness or laziness. The calm man… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
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In the infinite wisdom of the Lord of all the earth, each event falls with exact precision into its proper place in… — B. B. Warfield Copy Share Image
The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Christ is the Word of God. It is not in certain texts written in the New Testament, valuable as they are; it… — Phillips Brooks Copy Share Image
God manifests himself to us in the first degree through the life of the universe, and in the second degree through the… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
You can take a look at the enrollment at major institutions of higher learning. It's 65% female, 35% male. One of the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Crime is fast destroying the moral fabric of South African cities, and is becoming a major threat to South African democracy as… — Achille Mbembe Copy Share Image
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